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SF Board of Supervisors Meeting
By Susan Vaughan |
Agenda. Proposed rejection of MTA budget is Item 8.
Where is the MTA Board’s Leadership on the Budget Crisis?
By Bryan Goebel |
MTA Chair Tom Nolan. Aside from Malcolm Heinicke’s proposal to tax rental cars at SFO — which was apparently shot down by legal staff — no member of the MTA Board of Directors has offered any ideas for generating new revenue, other than toying or saying yay or nay to recommendations presented by staff, to […]
After Three Years, SF Bike Injunction is Closer to Being Lifted
By Bryan Goebel |
Flickr photo: dustinj Three years after a judge prohibited any bicycle improvements in San Francisco, the MTA Board and the Planning Commission are expected to finally approve and adopt the EIR and the Bike Plan this week, and legislate at least 45 of the 56 projects, which could bring up to 34 miles of new […]
Muni Releases List of Service Enhancements As Supes Near Rejection Vote
By Bryan Goebel |
Service on the 14 Limited would be expanded from mid days to 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Flickr photo by Octoferret. MTA Executive Director Nat Ford has released a list of proposed service enhancements on 14 lines that run parallel or near lines that are being eliminated or scaled back in this year’s budget. The […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
By Michael Rhodes |
The MTA Board’s decision last Friday to cut Muni service by 10 percent was just the beginning of a months-long saga over Muni’s budget. On Tuesday, get a glimpse of what’s to come at the MTA Board meeting, followed by a Muni Summit on Saturday that will bring together dozens of groups hoping to save […]
Budget Town Hall: Districts 10 & 11 with Supervisors Malia Cohen & John Avalos *
By Lisa Ratner |
From SF Bike Coalition: Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors are holding a series of town hall meetings to talk about the city budget. This is a rare chance for you to meet with these key decisionmakers in person to speak up for more city investment in biking. Did you know that an incredibly […]